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Grain size effects and weakest link theory in 3D crystal plasticity simulations of polycrystals

This study applied the weakest link theory to 3D crystal plasticity simulations to understand size effects on the mechanical behavior of metals. The research is focused on materials science and has no direct relevance to microplastic pollution.

2021 Comptes Rendus Physique 6 citations
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Mechanical response of stainless steel subjected to biaxial load path changes: Cruciform experiments and multi-scale modeling

This materials science study used multi-scale modeling to predict how stainless steel deforms under complex multi-directional loading. The research is not related to microplastics or environmental health.

2018 International Journal of Plasticity 46 citations
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Microforming stainless steel 304: experimental and numerical integration

Researchers investigated the microforming behaviour of SS304 stainless steel by combining Nakajima testing at three rolling directions (0 degrees, 45 degrees, and 90 degrees) with parallel numerical simulations using Simufact Forming software. The study found that SS304 exhibits significant anisotropic properties due to rolling direction, with consistent trends between experimental and modelled forming limit curves revealing critical strain values and microstructural changes during miniaturized component fabrication.

2025 Russian journal of biomechanics
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Variety of scaling behaviors in nanocrystalline plasticity

This is a materials science study examining the variety of scaling behaviors observed in nanocrystalline plasticity, exploring how grain size affects deformation mechanisms in metals. It is not related to environmental microplastics.

2020 Physical review. E 21 citations
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From Micro‐ to Macroplasticity

This materials science perspective discusses the transition from microplastic deformation (below the yield stress) to macroplastic deformation in nanocrystalline metals, noting that the traditional 0.2% yield stress definition does not accurately capture when bulk plastic flow begins. This is a materials physics study on metal deformation behavior with no relevance to environmental microplastics.

2006 Advanced Materials 95 citations
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Investigation of microplastic deformation mechanisms in TA2 metallic bipolar plates using a crystal plasticity model coupling slip and twinning

This paper is not about environmental microplastics — it uses 'microplastic' in the materials science sense to describe tiny deformation zones within titanium metal sheets used for hydrogen fuel cell components, studying how these microscale plastic deformations affect metal forming during manufacturing.

2026 Journal of Materials Research and Technology
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Role of Grain Boundary Sliding in Texture Evolution for Nanoplasticity

This materials science paper presents a crystal plasticity model for how grain boundary sliding affects texture evolution in nanocrystalline metals under large deformation. It is a technical metallurgy study with no connection to microplastics or environmental health.

2017 Advanced Engineering Materials 25 citations
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Discontinuous yielding of pristine micro-crystals

This theoretical physics paper develops a model for crystal deformation in dislocation-free materials. While not related to environmental science or microplastics, the work contributes to materials science research on plastic deformation at the microscale.

2021 Comptes Rendus Physique 11 citations
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Research on Formability of 304 Stainless Steel Foil Micro-Deep Drawing

This study investigated how heat treatment and microstructure affect the formability of ultra-thin 304 stainless steel foil in micro-deep drawing processes used to manufacture miniature components. The results show that annealing temperature significantly influences grain structure and forming performance, with implications for precision manufacturing.

2023 Archives of Metallurgy and Materials 2 citations
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Dislocation Arrangements and Cyclic Microplasticity Surrounding Stress Concentration in a Ni‐Based Single‐Crystal Superalloy

Not relevant to microplastics — this materials science study examines dislocation behavior and fatigue crack initiation in nickel-based single-crystal superalloys; 'microplasticity' here refers to microscale metal deformation, not plastic particles.

2023 Advanced Engineering Materials 9 citations
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Fluctuations in crystalline plasticity

This theoretical physics paper reviews the statistical patterns of intermittent plastic deformation events—called dislocation avalanches—in crystalline metals at the micro- and nanoscale. The term 'microplastic' here refers to a materials science concept about deformation behavior, not environmental plastic particles.

2021 Comptes Rendus Physique 19 citations
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The Influence of Crystallographic Orientation and Grain Boundary on Nanoindentation Behavior of Inconel 718 Superalloy Based on Crystal Plasticity Theory

Researchers used computer simulations based on crystal plasticity theory to model how the microscopic grain structure and orientation of a nickel superalloy (Inconel 718) affects its mechanical behavior under nanoindentation — a tiny probe pressing into the surface. The results show that grain boundaries and crystal orientation strongly influence local stress patterns even when the overall force-displacement response looks similar.

2023 Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering 10 citations
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Incipient Bulk Polycrystal Plasticity Observed by Synchrotron In-Situ Topotomography

This materials science study used synchrotron X-ray imaging to observe the early stages of plastic deformation in a metal alloy at the grain scale. It is focused on materials plasticity — the physical deformation of metals — not environmental plastic pollution.

2018 Materials 27 citations
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Probing Microplasticity in Small-Scale FCC Crystals via Dynamic Mechanical Analysis

This study used dynamic mechanical analysis to study pre-yield dislocation activity — tiny structural movements — in small-scale face-centered cubic metal crystals. It is a materials science paper on nanoscale metal plasticity with no connection to environmental microplastics.

2017 Physical Review Letters 22 citations
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Simulating the mechanisms of serrated flow in interstitial alloys with atomic resolution over diffusive timescales

Researchers used computer simulations to model how atoms and structural defects interact in metal alloys during deformation, revealing three distinct behavioral regimes that explain a phenomenon called jerky or unstable plastic flow. This fundamental materials science work improves understanding of how metals behave under stress, which has no direct connection to microplastics pollution.

2020 Nature Communications 34 citations
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Optimization of crystal plasticity parameters with proxy materials data for alloy single crystals

Researchers developed a method to better calibrate computer models that simulate how metal alloys deform at the grain level by using experimental data from multiple similar materials as a reference. The approach improves the accuracy of predictions for how metals will behave under stress, which is important for engineering applications in aerospace and manufacturing.

2024 International Journal of Plasticity 10 citations
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Quantification of dislocation structures from anelastic deformation behaviour

This materials science study analyzes the pre-yield deformation behavior of iron and low-alloy steel, modeling how dislocations move reversibly before permanent plastic deformation begins. The research is relevant to structural materials engineering but has no connection to microplastics or environmental health.

2016 Acta Materialia 76 citations
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Dislocation Patterning in Deforming Crystals: Theory, Computational Predictions and Validation (Final Technical Report)

This technical report covers a multi-year project on how dislocations — microscopic defects in metal crystals — form patterns during deformation. The research advances fundamental materials science relevant to metal manufacturing and is not directly related to microplastics or environmental health.

2023
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Independence of Slip Velocities on Applied Stress in Small Crystals

This physics study examined the velocities at which crystal slip events occur during plastic deformation of tiny metal crystals, finding they are independent of applied stress over a wide range. This is a condensed matter physics study on metal deformation with no relevance to environmental microplastics.

2014 Small 28 citations
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Transformation Kinetics, Microplasticity and Aging of Martensite in FE-31 Ni.

This materials science study examines microplastic behavior in iron-nickel martensite alloys, finding that stress-induced phase transformation produces unusually large microplastic strains. The term 'microplasticity' refers to small-scale plastic deformation in metals and is not related to environmental plastic pollution.

1966 122 citations
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Hierarchy of the macrozone features in Ti-6Al-4V alloy inferred from massive polycrystal plasticity calculations

Researchers used advanced crystal plasticity computer modeling to study how clusters of similarly-oriented grains — called macrozones — affect stress concentrations and fatigue performance in titanium alloys used in aerospace applications. The term "microplastic" here refers to early-stage metal deformation behavior (not environmental plastic pollution); results showed macrozone texture and shape strongly influence where stress hotspots form under cyclic loading.

2024 Journal of Materials Research and Technology 6 citations